[Libs-Or] Women of Library History - ELIZA DES SAURE NEWELL

[Diedre Conkling]

ELIZA DES SAURE NEWELL
<http://womenoflibraryhistory.tumblr.com/post/141546936535/eliza-des-saure-newell>

Eliza Des Saure Newell, the longest serving Washington Territorial
Librarian, was born in 1853 in New Jersey. Her father, the eccentric
William Augustus Newell, served as governor of New Jersey from 1857 to
1860; in 1880, he was appointed governor of the Washington Territory.

Governor Newell had appointed his daughter Eleanor as his personal
secretary. He then appointed his other daughter, Eliza, to the post of
Territorial Librarian. The Governor’s nepotism forced the legislature to
change the Territorial laws to permit women in office.  (More at
http://womenoflibraryhistory.tumblr.com/post/141546936535/eliza-des-saure-newell
)

Submission information:  http://womenoflibraryhistory.tumblr.com/submit2016

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